"special report," fair, balanced and inspired by staff sergeant carter and soldiers like him, truly unafraid. this is the fox report, tonight, of the evidence of a chemical weapons attack in syria is undeniable. that from secretary of state john kerry. now, he says there must be consequences. ist warships in striking distance of syria. >> united states is looking at all options. >> president obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons now syria is threatening to strike back as united nations inspectors dodge sniper fire at the scene of

a possible chemical attack. plus: >> what is this world coming to anyway? politician arrested a second teenager in the brutal killing of a world war ii veteran and: >> they just broke the window now. >> a little boy home alone when burglars break in. >> stay right there. >> he hides in the closet and calls 911 tonight why the boy is a hometown hero. i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. four u.s. navy destroyers are close enough to syria to launch a missile strike at a moment's notice. that's the word from pentagon officials. defense secretary chuck hagel says the u.s. is looking at all options to respond to a suspected chemical attack in syria that reportedly killed hundreds of people, including children. but he says the u.s. will not go it alone if there is any action taken, it will be in concert with international community and

within framework of legal justification. >> john kerry says evidence is real and compelling, he says there must be consequences. "the fox report's" correspondent jonathan hunt live in our new york newsroom. john, than the u.n. weapon inspectors are in syria. but u.s. officials have already made their own conclusions. >> yeah, they may have decided to do that jon, simply because of the difficulty those yations weapons inspectors have faced in doing their job inside syria. today for instance their convoy left hotel in central damascus to head to the sight of the chemical weapons attack for the first time and the convoy was fired on by at least one sniper. one vehicle was hit. no injuries reported. and the weapons inspectors did then go on to the hospital where they interviewed some of the alleged victims of the attack and some doctors who had treated them. but secretary of state john kerry was quick to point

out today that the syrian government has been anything but helpful to those inspectors. listen. instead for five days they refused investigators to the site of the attack that would allegedly exonerate them. instead it attacked the area further shelling it and systematically destroying evidence. that's not the behavior of a government that has nothing to hide. >> now, there is no indication at this moment when those united nations inspectors might leave syria for anyone reading the tea leaves that act might be another impending military action. >> president asan as defiant as ever? >> it seems that wait a minute he sat down apparently for interview with the russian daily newspaper. the still photographs of

that interview were released by state run syrian media we cannot independently confirm them. in the interview, president assad said, quote: think meaning the united states can start a war but they will not know where it will spread or how it will end. asked how he believes it might end for the u.s., he said what it suffered in all its wars from vietnam until now, failure. those quotes appear to be affirmation of what we have said many times here before rk jon, that long ago president assad decided he will fight to what will inevitably be a bitter and bloody end. jon? >> jon: jonathan, i mentioned u.s. warships are ready to strike at syria at any moment. at least one republican is calling for more than just a missile launch. we will will go live to the white house for the latest on the military options coming up on "the fox report." the news out of syria hurt your 401(k)s and ira's

today stocks slid in the red after soaring earlier this the day. john kerry spoke about syria. the dow finished the day down 65 points. nasdaq and s&p also fell. you a three major indices had been holding on to slight gains in the final hour of trading. that's when kerry's speech occurred. police officers report they have solved the killing of a world war ii veteran in spokane, washington. they say they arrested a second teenage suspect early this morning. >> today, i would like to assure our community that the two individuals we believe were responsible for the robbery and murder of mr. belton had been taken into custody. since receiving the initial call on wednesday night, the spokane police department has worked tirelessly to identify and apprehend the suspects in this homicide. >> jon: investigators report two teens randomly targeted this 88-year-old man last week, robbing him in the parking lot of an

eagles lodge, beating him and leaving him to die. trace gallagher is live in our west coast news hub. trace, what do we know about this second suspect? >> well, we are learning, jon,just like the first suspect, he is also 16 years old and just like the first suspect he is also had a criminal record for assault. he is being identified as 16-year-old keenan adam kennard. he was arrested at 3:00 this morning at a friend's house in spokane. it turns out his family actually happened lead police to him. the police chief says kennard was a standout basketball player but neither one of these suspects had any proper supervision. here is the chief. we have a very troubled group of young people not just in spokane or throughout the country that really need the assistance, the guidance, the mentorship of the whole community. >> both men or teens are

being held on million dollars bond. the first suspect will appear in court tomorrow. jon? >> we are learning more about this horrible crime as well. >> yeah, the chief says the two suspects were not involved in any gang activity he says this appears to be solely motivated by the robbery aspect not race. both boys there were captured on video arriving or a nearby store that was near the crime scene, belton was sitting in his car. he was waiting for a friend to pick him up when the attack happened. family believes he was targeted for his age and the fact that he was just over 5 feet tall. police say he thought back and that may have contributed to the severity of the attack. here now is belton's nephew. >> i don't understand like three lives were lost that night. it's over for them. they have nothing now. and you took a very special

person away from our family. and for that i can't forgive you. god will have to forgive you for that i can't. >> you mentioned that belton was a world war ii veteran. he was shot and wounded during the battle of oak kin that what you. jon? >> jon: trace, that world war ii veteran's family is planning to bury him after a military funeral later this week. wildfire alert now. one of the largest wildfires in california state history is now the highest priority fire in the nation. that's what a u.s. forrest industry service spokesman says about the fire still raging through yosemite national park. the rim fire back on august 17th. officials say so far it's burned at least 15,000 acres in yosemite alone. and that's only 10% of the total fire. the whole thing is spread to nearly 250 square miles in size, covering more ground than the city of chicago not only does it threaten mover the park but power and water supplies in

the san francisco bay area. take a look at this. the west on fire. the rim fire one of dozens burning throughout the west. at least at last report i should say. officials said it was just 15% contained. claudia cowan is live near the edge of the fire firefighters are making a stand where you are tonight in, huh? >> that's right. we are in a city just a few miles and one ridge line away from the fire's leading edge. folks in this area ready to evacuate at a moment's notice as nearly 4,000 firefighters battle those flames on the ground and from the air. in fact, take a look at this. one resident took some amazing video of a drop that happened just behind his house. pretty exciting. huge tons of retardant. >> after meeting with fire officials today jerry brown will be helping ask federal

government to help cover this fire season. attack on this rim fire alone more than $20 million. >> more problems ash from that fire falling into a major drinking water supply? >> that's right. the fire has inched closer and is now within a mile of the hetchy, hechy. that drinking water comes from the depths of the reservoir so the ash now falling on the surface has not tainted the water quality just yet authority are scrambling to fill other nearby reservoirs with the clean water from hech hechy where the intake valves are located. john, in so many ways this fire fight is a race against the clock. >> claudia, the california department of forrest industry reports that the rim fire now ranks 13th on the state's largest wildfire list that dates back to 1932. modern area burned 427 square miles of san diego

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>> jon: gut wrenching testimony in the fort hood shooter as jurors must decide will major nadal will die for his crimes or spend the rest of his life in prison. victims families testified including the widow and mother of this specialist. widow says she has since tried to kill herself twice and mother said when officers arrived to inform her of her son's death she called her daughter put the phone on the table and could hear her screaming on the phone as the officers

told her the news. this army private was pregnant when she died in the massacre. her father today told jurors quote that man did not kill 13 that kay. he killed 15. he killed my grandson and he killed me slowly. casey stegall live from fort hood. did the prosecutor get through all the witnesses? >> they did not. court went into unexpected recess at 3:30 local time, 4:30 eastern. that was not long after we had just been told by public affairs that everyone would likely be working late tonight. the only reason we were given for this delay was because of logistical issues. they wouldn't elaborate. this followed a day of odd behavior from hasan who asked for two recesses throughout the morning and also asked to break early for lunch which the judge denied. this is odd because it's the first time he has made such requests. this entire court martial and he made them after family members sobbed on the stand. one widow testifying she only disconnected her late

husband's cell phone just a few months ago because she would call it, jon, just to hear his voice one more time. what happens next? >> once the prosecution's remaining seven witnesses take the stand we hope tomorrow. then hasan hits the floor. we don't know what he has up his sleeve. is he able to talk a little bit more freely in this part of the court martial. it's not the guilty innocent phase anymore. in the sentencing there aren't as many restrictions on what he can say. some military law experts have suggested this when he is going to try to defend why he carried out the attack. which has a lot to do with his radicalization, jon. >> jon: casey hasan reportedly has earned about $300,000 in pay since the massacre. legal analysts tell us once he gets sentenced, that stops. an army spokesman told the "wall street journal" some of that money could be used to pay fines and compensate victims. police in florida say the man behind this weekend's shooting rampage wrote out

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[phone ringing. [911 where is the emergency, hello? >> someone is trying to break into my house. >> jon: someone is trying to break into high house. the voice you just heard is that of a 12-year-old boy. police report he was alone in his family's home at port arthur, texas when two burglars busted. in the boy hid in a closet as he spoke to a 911 dispatcher. david lee miller is live with with that. david? >> jen, dion murdock is only 12 years old but is he

courageous beyond his years. not only did he call 911 after hearing someone break into his home but he kept his cool hiding in a closet with the intruders only a few feet away. >> i'm going to have to whisper because i can tell they are coming. >> in do you have any weapons inside the closet? >> no, ma'am. please hurry. >> they are. >> they are turning on your street. >> stay right there. >> they are inside the room now. >> they are inside the bedroom where is he at. are you there? dion? >> yes. >> okay. just stay there. the officer -- i think they are going to catch the guy. okay? >> jon: as police approached the house, they were apparently spotted by one of the intruders and that's when they decided to make a run for it. all the while dion remained on the phone. the dispatcher reassuring the young boy everything was going to be all right. dion continued to describe what was happening. >> it sounds like there are multiple people. >> okay. be quiet. >> is the police officer outside the house? >> yeah.

but stay inside the closet. because they are trying to find the bad guys, okay? you are doing good. you are doing real good. doing perfect. your mom's going to be so proud of you. >> the two alleged intruders two men in early 20's found by police using tracker dogs a quarter mile await a minute they were unarmed. tonight they are behind bars charged with burglary. dion is a hometown hero described by local police as courageous and determined. jon? >> jon: david lee, police say the two suspects both have criminal records. they believe that they randomly picked that house. another brave child who has captured the hearts of the entire nation is finally going home. that's the word from a family spokesman who says doctors will release little sara murnaghan tomorrow. remember, sarah was dying of cystic fibrosis when her family successfully fought the rules that kept her off the adult transplant list. the 11-year-old has been in the hospital for months recovering from a double

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migrants goes off the rails, our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. mexico. officials say the freight train was heading north of the guatemalan border tracks in the remote area to the south. some 250 migrants were reportedly on the roofs of the train's cars. authorities say heavy rain had loosened the ground beneath the tracks and shifted the rails. rescuers brought in two cranes to left the overturned cars and search for victims. china. a massive fire tore through a food processing plant in a central province. the flames reportedly broke out in the morning just as workers arrived. crews say everybody escaped before the fire charred some 21,000 square feet. no word on the cause. australia. police recovered the body of a swimmer killed in an apparent crocodile attack at a popular tourist retreat in the australian

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say the u.s. now has four warships off the coast of syria ready to strike at a moment's notice. ed henry live at the white house. so, ed, what is next for the president on this issue? >> that's the big question, jon. these were the strongest comments yet from anyoned in the administration. secretary of state john kerry came out today and rather dramatically declared that in fact the u.s. government believes that there was a chemical attack and that the syrian government was responsible for it. they flatly declared that and john kerry went on to to say that the president wants to have hinting at u.s. military action. take a listen. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world it. it defies any code of morality. let me be clear. the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders biochemical weapons is immoral obscenity. >> now we're told that

general martin dempsey, the chair of the joint chiefs has presented the president with one plan that would include ground troops, could include half a million u.s. ground troops, billions of u.s. dollars. that's about the only option the president has ruled out. he said publicly many times he would not commit u.s. ground troops. there is another option involving crews missiles that would be shot from submarines. also precision guided missiles. fired from airplanes that would be flying below syrian radar. that's an option on the table. it could very well be one of the options the president uses, jon. >> jon: the president is under pretty heavy pressure from republicans to act. >> that's right, jon it was one year ago this month at a news conference here at the white house that the president first drew that red line, famously in terms of the use of chemical weapons by president assad in syria. and just as importantly in the next line at that news conference said there would be, quote, enormous consequences if that line was crossed. that's why republican john mccain today declared the president better back up these words.

take a listen. >> if the united states stands by and doesn't take very serious action. not just launching crews missiles, then again our credibility in the world is diminished even more if there is any left. >> now, white house spokesman jay carney today refused to get into any hypotheticals about what's the next move from the president. they obviously want to keep as much as this behind close the doors as they can. but he did say that there will be some sort of a response that it demands a response, but he said the president has not made a final decision yet, jon. >> jon: ed henry, thank you. a new bombshell allegation that our government has been spying on the united nations. according to documents, nsa leaker ed snowden gave to germany's der spiegel magazine the national security agency hacked into the u.n.'s closed video feed. that let agents tap into meetings private diplomats. the documents claim that the nsa bugged the european

union offices in d.c. and even hacked into its computer network. catherine herridge with the news live from d.c. now. catherine, what more are you learning about this? >> well, thank you, jon, according to the new nsa documents the national security agency not only infiltrated but cracked the code of the u.n. internal video conferencing network leading to it a significant jump in the nsa's intelligence reporting on the u.n. body. today a u.n. spokesman saying the reported bugging violates international agreements. >> the viability of diplomatic missions including the united nations and other international missions whose functions are protected by the relevant international conventions like the vienna convention has been well established international law. >> der spiegel also reporting that the nsa surveillance of 80 embassies and consulates is part of a special program known as a special collection service, jon. >> jon: so what are we hearing from the administration? >> well, given the sensitive nature of the allegations, the state department spokeswoman read from her notes providing a scriptive response.

>> we said this repeatedly that we're not going to comment publicly on every specific alleged intelligence activity as a matter of policy. we have made clear that the u.s. gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations. >> the newest leaks from former nsa contractor edward snowden appeared to undercut the president's most expensive defense of the nsa programs. >> i don't have an interest and the people of the nsa don't have an interest in doing anything other than making sure that where we can prevent a terrorist attack. >> the nsa had nothing to add today beyond the state department's scripted comments. jon. >> jon: and catherine, we are learning that snowden's decision to fly to russia might not have been the surprise that president vladimir putin putin claimed. according to a respected russian newspaper snowden spent two days at russia's consulate in hong kong before he flew to moscow.

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>> jon: in a white house ceremony today president obama bestowed the nation's highest military valor medal of honor on staff sergeant ty carter. four years ago in afghanistan he risked his life to pull a wounded soldier from the line of fire and resupply ammo to his comrades. they had been ambushed. the kind of place the military no longer sends troops because of what happened that day in october of 2009. the president today described sergeant cartedder as the essence of true heroism. >> before they came, ty said he was hoping to take his children around washington to show them the sites and the history. but jaden madison if you

want to know what makes our country great and what a true american hero looks like then you don't have to look too far, you just have to look at your dad. >> sergeant carter is the fifth living recipient to receive the medal of honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. is he from washington state. dan springer is in our seattle bureau with the news. dan? >> jon, when i interviewed sergeant ty carter, i found him to be a reluctant hero. humble. in many ways he was a quiet ordinary soldier who ended up doing the extraordinary. >> army staff sergeant ty carter is an american hero, still haunted by what he could not do in his bravest hour. carter is the fourth living recipient of the congressional medal of honor from the war in afghanistan. >> i would never wish for someone to receive this medal because, in order to receive it medal, your family is pretty much dying around you everything is -- everything is getting destroyed. it was october 3rd, 2009.

53 u.s. soldiers at combat outpost keating in the lawless mountains near the pakistan border, were attacked by several hundred militants. under heavy fire. carter ran ammunition to fellow soldiers. he killed several of the enemy and he heroically risked his life to give first aid to specialist stephan mayes who lay gravely wounded in the open. after slowing the bleeding and put a tourniquet on mason's leg, he carried him to shelter. after the day long battle, as he was going into surgery, stephan mayes died. yet, his mother remains beyond grateful for carter's courage. >> ty gave my son peace. he gave him safety. he gave him comfort. he gave -- he allowed stephan to have the thoughts that he would be coming home to us. coming home to his family. >> in all, 8 soldiers were killed in the battle and 25 were injured. ty carter who president obama called as tough as they come plans on staying

in the army and going around the bases talking to soldiers about post-traumatic stress which he still occasionally struggles with jon? >> jon: and, dan, ty carter is the second living soldier to receive the medal of honor from the cop keating battle. that's workers at the department of veterans affairs received millions of dollars in performance bonuses for performances that reportedly involved avoiding certain claims that according to the "the washington post." as we reported our nation's heros have had to wait longer than ever in recent years to receive compensation. to give you a sense of how sirius the backlog of claims is at the department of affairs. as of november defending bonuses saying they are well scerved and working

hard to weight times and improve accuracy of claims. mostly by paper digital files. even that transition halls had had share of problems which kind of cases are getting the brush off? >> a word, john. the toughest once. bonus structures at the v.a. in recent years are invent sizing claims processors to more documentation or follow up. >> this department charged with complex claims from a high volume of veterans and things that happen in the environment. you better have the right set of hifer and fire good and bad employees. >> the number of claims that lang wish gished for more than four months doubled from 2010 to 2011.

what's the v.a. saying about this. >> in essence that they're chipping away at the backlog. v.a. officials note that all those returning iraq and afghan war vets have contributed to the doubling of the case load for va claims workers. and that those workers none the less have processed more than a million cases a year for the last three years. still, they said senior executives in the veterans benefits administration will not be receiving any performance awards for fiscal year 2012. those instead being invested to accelerator backlog, john jon. >> jon: the v.a. office longest claims gave bonuses averaging $1,100 each to 40% of its workforce. the feds joined in to save hundreds of dogs across the southeast in one of the largest dogfighting crackdowns this country has ever seen. take a look at just a few of the 367 pit bulls they seized dog fights.

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she has been waiting to find out what the sentence will be. today she found out she will have to it waited a little while longer. appeared before a judge who declined to set a date redo of sentencing. need more time to respond to defense requests. areas wore prisoner stripes on an outfit that read sheriff's inmate unsentenced. jury last spring failed to reach a decision on whether she should get the death penalty so prosecutors plan to ask a new jury to consider the same thing. more dramatic testimony of a trial shooting and killing in georgia as a child's mother pushed him in a stroller. a woman who says she grew up with the suspect darr marquise elkins today testified he asked her could hide his gun underneath her couch the day after the murder. also said mother and sister came and took the weapon later that day. remember, prosecutors say elkins tried to rob that baby's mother back in march, fought over her purse and shot her in the leg and shot the baby in the face. a single bullet between the eyes. elkins mother and sister

both stand charged with evidence tampering. toll chicago where police are struggling to keep up a surge of violence. gunman shot 10 people in various attacks across the city, killing a 14-year-old boy. it comes a week after someone shot five people outside a church in what investigators say may have been a gang-related attack. chicago is home to fewer people than l.a. or new york. but there were more murders there last year. 512 of them. that's about 19 for every 100,000 people. more than double the murder rate of the larger cities. starting today on the first day of school, hundreds of new safety guards are watching over children as they walk through gang areas. the parents say their needs to be more done. mike tobin is live in the city. mike? >> a lot of kids walked to school flanked by guards with franked vests. a half block away from safe

passage routes a body was found in a dumpster that man apparently killed overnight and chicago remains plagued with violence. >> a guy laying in the middle of the street. looks like he is shot. >> when the gunshots rang out on chicago's troubled south and west side. someone knows they are coming whether the violence is driven by drug vad or ventricle nate that. word hits the street before bullets fly. >> everyone knows who has guns who is running the streets. everyone knows. it's a matter of the neighborhood getting involved. >> nated pendleton is the father of that dea pendleton who made national headlines being killed by a stray bullet just after a week after performing at the president's inauguration. the first lady attend ited her funeral. [gunfire] >> when the gun rules the street snitches pay a harsh penalty. >> got to get open arms community. >> anete freeman who lost her son to it a stray bullet says the

relationship between the people in the violent neighborhood and chicago cops is not good. there is no trust. >> i have called police before. you know, it made me feel like i was the criminal. police superintendent gary mccarty says the local departments need to do more to build relationships and trust in those troubled neighborhoods, jon? >> mike: mike, a policing expert says crime grows fastest in neighborhoods where folks hide in their homes and give criminals free reign of the streets. he says the answer is to be outside and to be seen to make it known that neighbors are watching out for each other. the attorney general of new york state says trump university is not an actual university. he calls it a scam. is he suing real estate mogul donald trump accusing him of committing fraud by promising to make online students rich through mostly useless seminars. trump denies that he calls the attorney general quote a political hack looking to

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group was set to be a surprise mupg musical guest at the vma's. you might remember colbert had fun with that last night they did take the stage but only to present an award. folks hoping to hear the group's hit song did not get lucky. realty tv star kate gosselin has filed a lawsuit against ex-husband john gosselin accusing him of stealing her computer's hard drive and hacking into her phone to get email -- to get material i should say for a tell all book. that according to new court documents. the lawsuit accuses jon gosselin of identity theft, wiretapping and invasion of privacy it seeks unspecified damages. of course, the two starred in the tv show jon and kate plus 8 with their twins and sex it sextuplets. no word from john joss gosselin's legal team. updating some of our top stories tonight. secretary of state john kerry today accused syrians president of destroying evidence of a chemical weapons attack. that purportedly killed hundreds of people including hundreds of children.

he also said there must be consequences for the strike. stocks plummeted after secretary kerry made those comments. that dotted red line there marks the time that he spoke. an emotional testimony today from families of the victims of the fort hood massacre. before jurors decide whether to give major nidal hasan the death penalty or life in prison. a.m. and on this day in 1939 the brooklyn dodgers hosted the reds major league. it did not yet exist but the spring of '39 marked the world expo in queens, new york and nbc had been using the fair to broadcast events on its local new york city station. organizers agreed to position cameras at the field for dodgers red double header hoping to showcase the up and coming technology. the coverage was a success and it would help launch the now multibillion-dollar deaf advised sports industry. but the national past time first hit the small screen 74 years ago today.

and now that is the fox report for monday, august 26th, 2013. i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. we'll be back tomorrow, the factor is up next be have a good night. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight. >> i want to go back for a second to the trayvon martin case because i think that is spawned this sort of desire for revenge almost from people on the right. >> bill: now the far left is saying that reporting on stories like the murders in oklahoma and spokane are revenge for the trayvon martin case. in sane, you bet. we will continue our reporting. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world it defies any code of morality. what will the u.s.a. do to syria. we have to punish that company. karl rove will tell us what he thinks will happen. >> who is your